The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-17
The Next Platform.

No one who j. at al observant or
who takes the least interest in public
matters CAL tail TO see that there j. al
aN.pervsdiug determination among
the anti prohibition democrat, TO
force an unequivocal. outspoken and
ringing declaration into the next
platform against all manner and
forms of ,umptusry or prohibition
laws OF policy ON the other hand
tits equally plain that the prohibition
democrat, are fully ~ determined TO
prevent thi., a. the ants are to adopt
it, This makes another fight next
summer inevitable. II cant be avoid.
ed If it was desired ever so much. 1t
will be the bl'erest OF ell fights, a
fight before the people tor the prima-
ries without the sanction of legal
modes and without legal restraint
The battle Will be TO get possession Of
the county conventions ia order to
control the delegations 10 the subse-
quent state convention. We think
senator Coke In error when he con-
cludc- that the national convention
will meet before the state convention.
II will be necessary III this in-
stance TO hold out state con ..
vention first 50 that we
can select regularly the state delega-
ton to the national convention.
That view OF the case rob us
of the national platform to lean up
against and indicate policy Thus
are we to be stripped for the fight
alone upon the merits Of prohibition
and anti-prohibition. The whole bat
tie OF last summer will be repeated
and the only difference Will be the
state will not be put to any expense
This will he borne By the two parties
in their private capacity without ref
ercuco to any bearing it may have on
the Official or legal status of the
! state.
The old straight democracy dare
not admit prohibition rs a fixed party
policy, aud it Is uselcs, 10 even men,
ton the reasons why thi. IS So But
with the firm determination Az
nounccd 10y the prohibition leaders
and the late address, we dare not hope
that they will not press for the reten-
tion of the twelfth plank still less
can we hope that they will not oppose
with might and main the adoption of
"A pronounced anti prohibition plank.
This max es the battle inevitable, una
| voidabiu and certain. What them Why
clearly, hat we must be prepared
t. win. We dare not give up the
tight We dare not ignore the emor.
gency. We dare not neglect the
mean, OF safety at hand, OF the pros
vision of such means rs will insure it,
continuance. Their organization is TO
DO kept up. Money and means
are to be provided in advance for all
the dire contingencies otthe coming
fight. Wecan do no les, unless we
have determined TO let the fight 20
by default,
The last battle should have taught
us II les on in all this Their organi-
lation wa, fixed completed aud AT
work two months before we had
made anything like start, aud all
remember the diretul eXeruon which
was necessary TO roll bac k the hordes
which pressed on to the inundatiou
OF the ballot boz on August ith. 1t
Was done, but only because the iuvet-
crate habit of democracy remained
Intact through all phases OF the in
tense excitement which followed out
OF this alone came our safety. But
this will wear out rapidly, unless per
feet organization ald rigid discipline
is maintained our leader, must see
to it that this ia al, done Judge
Clark speech Thursday night on the
occasion OF the presentation of hi.
portrait to Mis-. Clark, indicates what
Is in the mind of the great leader or
tins subject. But Wi, the ready alac
rity OF the masses OF antl.prohibi
tioni,t- readily see this grave neces
lily and will ,hey respond to it by
maintaining intact the splendid or
CARNATIONS under which they proud!
marched to the wonderful victory OF
August 18th last. Means must hc pro,
yldod 10 deiray the necessary cN